| 单词 | Tagus |
| 例句 | In the morning, a pilot came on board to take them up the Tagus River. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They sailed through the mile-wide mouth of the river, and then saw the Tagus spread into a great bay. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After a week, they managed to beat out of the Tagus, into the Atlantic. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Toledo museum, a striking wood and ivory sculpture faces a bay window that overlooks the Tagus, the river curling round the city. With New Museums, a Once Disgraced Socialite Looks to Burnish His Legacy 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Location: Lisbon is on Portugal’s southwestern coast, where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Headed to Portugal? Consider staying in Setubal rather than Lisbon. 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The tiny Nabo River, running north-south through the middle of town, is all Tomar’s — it starts nearby and flows just a few miles before emptying into the Tagus River outside of town. Tranquil Tomar: A break from Portugal’s tourist tumult 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Lisbon faces the river Tagus, but its spirit is vast and oceanic, tied up with seafaring, fishing and adventures on the Atlantic, just around the cornerbend in the river. Lisbon city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Sherwood recommended taking a boat across the Tagus River to Cacilhas. In Transit: Q&A: Portugal: A Spanish Honeymoon, Continued 2011-07-12T17:03:48Z Looking out at the Tagus River from her room, she said the people of Afghanistan needed music, just like residents of other countries. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Centered around the fountain’s main figure, the latter path leads to a regal statue of the Tagus river by Diogo de Macedo and tapers off with a stunning view of the city. Now You Can Go Inside a Lisbon Landmark 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z For centuries Lisbon has been a gateway to the Mediterranean region: a majestic city built on seven hills, like Rome, tucked into the Tagus River estuary along Portugal’s coast. Lisbon Insiders Reveal the City's Best Restaurants, Hotels and Shopping Destinations 2014-02-27T05:00:00Z Underdogs recently expanded its outreach program to include more tours and opened a lively retail outpost fronting the Tagus River. On the streets of arty Lisbon, the city becomes the canvas 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The movie, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, tells the story of Joao Fernandes, who owns a massive country estate on the southern bank of the River Tagus. Portuguese drama 'A Herdade' chronicles one landowner's tale amid... 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z After rehearsal one day for upcoming concerts in Portugal and abroad, a group of boys went swimming in the Tagus River, on the edge of the Atlantic. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Throughout the hilly metropolis on the Tagus River, fading structures and spaces are being stylishly reborn. What to Do in Lisbon 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z "These are the real docks," he says belligerently, referring to the commercial development further along the Tagus. Art inside the box: Lisbon's pop-up shipping containers 2011-07-12T15:32:11Z But Lisbon was not quite our final stop, as it lies on the Tagus River. 6 European Countries, 9 Days, 0 Planes 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z The restored 19th-century palace features beautiful views of the Tagus River and a private park and garden full of subtropical plants and trees. For an expansive sampling of Portugal, make Lisbon your home base — then plan day-trips to these coastal villages and medieval cities 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Mariza, born in Mozambique in 1973, sings of an African grandmother and boasts in one of her songs of bringing “the Zambezi to the Tagus,” referring to those countries’ principal rivers. Music: Carving Out a Bold Destiny for Fado 2011-03-25T19:38:43Z It sits beside the Tagus River in the neighborhood of Belem, which in Portuguese means Bethlehem. Pope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Local media said the victims worked at the Tagus Estuary, an area where the harvesting of shellfish without a license is common. Hundreds of labour exploitation victims found near Lisbon 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z "It comes to a point in our lives that we have no hope," said Vitor David, a 26-year-old programmer, who rents in Almada, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, where costs are slightly lower. Young Portuguese defer dreams as housing crisis bites 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “You live in this state of anxiety,” she says in her apartment with its partial view of the River Tagus. In low-wage Portugal, Europe’s housing crisis bites deep 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The farmers are opposing a ministerial decision to establish a new minimum water level for the Tagus River based on maintaining its ecological health. Spanish farmers protest ecological threshold for Tagus River 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Central Lisbon’s largest park, Parque Eduardo VII, rises to a ridge offering a view to the Tagus River over downtown Lisbon. Pope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Castaño believes that the squiggle depicts the contours of the Tagus before the dam was erected. With Drought, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Emerges Once Again 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The approximately 100 standing stones, up to 1.8 meters tall and arranged around an oval open space, were submerged in the Valdecañas reservoir after the construction of a dam on the Tagus River in 1963. News at a glance: New gene therapy, Europe’s drought, and a black hole’s photon ring 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The number of dolphins swimming from the Atlantic into the mouth of the River Tagus at Lisbon has increased significantly in recent times as pollution has dropped. Dolphins in Lisbon river show benefits of protecting nature 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The decision comes after five court orders that an ecological minimum be set for the Tagus. Spanish farmers protest ecological threshold for Tagus River 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z In 1979, a canal was opened to carry water from the Tagus — the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula — to southeastern Spain. How a Stunning Lagoon in Spain Turned Into ‘Green Soup’ 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z “If the curvy line does represent the ancient course of the Tagus, the menhir may be the oldest realistic map in the world,” he said. With Drought, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Emerges Once Again 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “I’m free,” she said, smiling from ear-to-ear as she visited Lisbon’s landmark Belem Tower on the River Tagus with her mother and teammates. Afghan girls' soccer squad find new home in Ronaldo's Portugal 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z A new airport at Montijo on the southern bank of the Tagus River was proposed as a second hub. Plan for new Lisbon airport blocked, government pushes for solution 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The Tagus had until now a minimum of six cubic liters per second, according to a threshold that was established without taking into account ecological factors. Spanish farmers protest ecological threshold for Tagus River 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Across the River Tagus, ambulances this past weekend queued for more than 12 hours outside the main hospital in Almada, as its emergency department struggled with the flood of patients. Coronavirus: German medics fly in to aid Portugal's hospital emergency 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Alfama is Lisbon’s oldest surviving neighbourhood: a maze of medieval and moorish architectures arranged in a patchwork of steep cobbled alleyways and red-clay roofs, rising up from the Tagus river. Lisbon's back-alley fado legends – photo essay 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “It is great to see them up close, and in our very own Tagus river!” Dolphins return to Lisbon's Tagus river 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z An environmental study in 2019 highlighted a threat to wildlife from the new airport as the Tagus estuary is a nature reserve for various birds. Plan for new Lisbon airport blocked, government pushes for solution 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Temporarily stable fords are also a feature of that part of the river Tagus, according to researchers. Ancient battlefield, site of Hannibal's first major victory, discovered in Spain, researchers say 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The new airport will be located on the south bank of Lisbon’s Tagus estuary, a nature reserve where the godwits, a threatened species, stop off on their way from Africa to the Netherlands. Don't kill our national bird: Dutch object to new Lisbon airport 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Then on we went to a ranch by the River Tagus where friends of hers raised fighting bulls. Tabula Rasa: Volume One 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The storms disrupted traffic in and around Lisbon, the capital, leading to the suspension of ferry services across the Tagus river as well as the coastal rail line. Severe Weather Across Europe Leaves at Least 9 Dead 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z An environmental study, presented by Portugal’s airport authority ANA in July this year, highlighted a threat to wildlife from the new airport as the Tagus estuary is a nature reserve for various birds, including flamingos. New Lisbon airport gets green light from environment watchdog 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Researchers also identified the remains of a square or quadrangular structure at the site, believed to be part of a palisade designed to force the tribes through two of the fords over the Tagus. Ancient battlefield, site of Hannibal's first major victory, discovered in Spain, researchers say 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z This stone dictates a squiggly line, assumed to be either a snake or the Tagus River. 'Spanish Stonehenge' revealed after spending decades underwater 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Officials said in a statement the wreck was found last month during dredging at the mouth of the River Tagus, on Portugal's Atlantic coast. Stunning shipwreck discovery: 400-year-old wreck thrills experts 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Cascais municipal council said the ship was found at the start of September while dredging the mouth of the Tagus river, which runs past the resort town through Lisbon. 400-year-old shipwreck found off Portugal 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The council said in a statement the wreck was found last month during dredging at the mouth of the River Tagus, on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. 400-year-old shipwreck found off Portugal coast 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Cathedrals by the spire-load went up around the Tagus, only to be taken down like cornfield chaff when the Lisbon earthquake struck in 1755. Review | The dire future that awaits San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Seattle 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z That is why he and his dwindling band of constituents got so excited last summer when archaeologists spent a month excavating outside Driebes, on a plateau overlooking the Tagus river. Vanishing Spanish Village Sees a Future in Its Roman Past 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The number of fires prompted Portugal to declare a state of emergency in areas north of the river Tagus - almost half its landmass. Mourning for Portugal wildfire victims 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Prime Lisbon prices are only a little lower than the 22 euros in Berlin, but startups are avoiding the center in favor of cheap, former industrial neighborhoods along the Tagus River. Lisbon startup entrepreneurs aim to create Berlin-style 'tech buzz' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z In one sense, this might simply refer to its location—the Alentejo refers to a region beyond the Tagus River. Villa Alem: A Castle in the Sky 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Lisbon, Portugal's city on the Tagus, one of the oldest in Western Europe, was originally settled as a Phoenician trading post. Affordable Retirement in Portugal’s Cosmopolitan Capital 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Overlooking the Tagus River, this neighborhood boasts bars, restaurants and a large shopping area, in addition to its many recreational offerings. Retire in Western Europe’s Oldest and Most Fascinating City 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z “If somebody wants to spend almost the whole hour just watching the Tagus, that’s fine by me,” he said, referring to the river on whose outlet to the Atlantic Ocean the city sits. Tuk-Tuks Face Uphill Battle in Lisbon Beyond the City’s Topography 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Taking the concept of the fishbowl literally, the Canadian home décor firm Torre & Tagus offers this decorative glass home, about $70, for varieties that don’t require an aquarium. Haute dog! Stylish pet furniture that suits your home decor 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He repeatedly denied media allegations in 2009 surrounding the construction of a shopping centre in a Lisbon suburb near the Tagus river estuary while he was environment minister in 2002. Portugal's ex-PM Jose Socrates 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z You'll find 54 Blue Flag beaches in and around Lisbon and the Tagus, including some on the river banks. Affordable Retirement in Portugal’s Cosmopolitan Capital 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z It's ringed by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and protected on the other by the deep and calm waters of the Tagus River. Retire in Western Europe’s Oldest and Most Fascinating City 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z "The EU and the ECB are garrotting the economy," Aménio Carlos, leader of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers said while overlooking disused shipyards on the Tagus. Portugal's fed-up youth pack and go as their nation slides into reverse 2013-04-13T16:19:42Z In fear of Blake, the Spaniards ordered Rupert to leave their coasts, and he took refuge in the Tagus. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z The Armada left the Tagus in the latter end of May, 1588, for Corunna, there to embark the remainder of the forces and stores. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z At the Tagus he would probably have escaped had not an unforeseen chance prevented. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z They were driven off the rock of Cintra, and perforce had to anchor in the Tagus. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The cathedral would be set on L�rida's crag, with the city of Toledo climbing to it and the Tagus churning below. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Consequently, when Blake arrived at the mouth of the Tagus and demanded the surrender of the Princes and their fleet, dissension arose in the Court of Lisbon. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Here it was a Portuguese from the Tagus, or a Spaniard of Alicante; elsewhere a Norwegian, Swede, or Finn, grafted on a strange clime and way of life. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The German Ambassador, early in 1906, called on the Portuguese Government, and said that, if the concessions asked for were not granted, the Kaiser would send his navy up the Tagus to Lisbon. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The forests are proverbial for their pine timber, and rival those of Soria; considerable quantities of timber are floated down the Tagus to Aranjuez and thence taken to Madrid for building purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The gray city on the Tagus is worthy of such citizens, "fit compeer for such high company." Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The extreme uniformity of witchcraft from the Tagus to the Vistula, and in New England as in Old England, is adduced as an additional evidence of its having been "manufactured" by the Inquisition. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z The Danube, Rhone, and Tagus, yield gold also in small quantities. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z He was carried on a litter by his knights, and in the retreat, the King was put on a mule, and hurried from the scene of action to the Tagus. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The Prince Regent and his Court huddled their movable property on board the men-of-war lying in the Tagus. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The impressive, solitary walk above the Tagus gorge at the hour of sunset is an unforgettable memory. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Lisbon, from the south bank of the Tagus. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z Lisbon stands near the Mouth of the Tagus, in a Situation extremely diverting; and certainly 'tis one of the finest Cities in Europe. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z After some trouble the seamen were set free, but even then another storm drove Columbus to seek shelter in the river Tagus, near the Rock of Cintra. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In the twelfth century, the coalescence of a fragment of the kingdom of Leon with the Moorish territory near the mouth of the Tagus originated Portugal as a separate country. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The desolate Tagus is as unchanged by the centuries as the hills confining it. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The proud city on the Tagus haughtily rejected Abd-er-Rahmān's offer of amnesty, and confidently awaited the siege. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z On the day before the St. Iago sailed for Cadiz a great Spanish galley came up the Tagus, a long and splendid ship, gliding swiftly up the river with its two banks of oars. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z We dropped quietly down the Tagus at sundown, just when points of light were breaking out over the city, and all the church bells seemed to be ringing the Angelus. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z By 1150 almost two-thirds of the peninsula had been conquered; Portugal now extended from the Minho River to the Tagus; Castile occupied the central region, and Aragon had incorporated Barcelona and Catalonia. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z We had fine weather and a good voyage, sighting land on November 8th, and passing up the Tagus soon after nine o'clock. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z As soon as this important fact was ascertained, the admiral wore with the head of the caravel in-shore, and laid his course for the mouth of the Tagus. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z In 1810 he was called to the Tagus, and in 1811 accompanied Sir J. Moore, who went with a large armament to protect British traders from the Danes and Prussians. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The officials made no comments after the first day of talks at the finance ministry on Lisbon's grand Commerce Square by the Tagus -- a reminder of the country's former imperial grandeur. Finnish veto threat clouds Portugal aid talks 2011-04-18T17:59:18Z Two violent storms were encountered, but both were weathered, and on March 4 the vessels came to anchor in the mouth of the Tagus. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The officials made no comments as they arrived at the finance ministry on Lisbon's grand Commerce Square by the Tagus -- a reminder of the country's former imperial grandeur. Portugal aid talks enter key phase under Finnish cloud 2011-04-18T10:33:21Z Without absolutely entering within this vortex, the Ni�a flew along its edge, and, in five minutes more, she had a direct course up the Tagus open before her. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Estremadura, a maritime province of Portugal, divided by the Tagus into two nearly equal parts, of which the northern is the more mountainous. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z I am going to bathe my horse in the Tagus, by the bridge of Azeca.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The highway north of Lisbon rises gently out of the Tagus River's estuary and cuts through valleys of pine and scrub and fields stained yellow by sweet clover. A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe 2011-03-25T03:25:18Z It stands on seven hills, the loftiest of which is occupied by the castle of Saint George, which is the boldest and most prominent object to the eye, whilst surveying the city from the Tagus. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z "Se�or Conde," answered the fellow, "the ocean is studded with sails, in the quarter your Excellency hath named, looking like the mouth of the Tagus, at the first of a westerly wind." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Then in a sort of magnificent dudgeon he retired to a monastery at Yuste, among the oak and chestnut forests in the hills to the north of the Tagus valley. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z No other water is used for drinking; that of the Tagus, not being considered salubrious, is only used for purposes of cleanliness, being conveyed up the steep narrow streets on donkeys, in large stone jars. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The Tagus is the great navigable waterway of Portuguese Estremadura, flowing from north-east to south-west, and fed by many minor tributaries, notably the Zezere on the right and the Zatas on the left. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Sabocha’s connexion with the gang at length became known, and he fled, with the greater part of his associates, across the Tagus to the northern provinces. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He anchored in the Tagus on the 4th of March, and left it again on the 13th. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z On the following Friday, the Howe was close to Belem Castle, and was towed into the Tagus by the steam-frigate Terrible. Memoir of Queen Adelaide Consort of King William IV. 2011-02-07T03:00:25.780Z It is said that the water and the sand of the Tagus are essential for the proper tempering of the swords. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z South of the Tagus the land is almost everywhere low, flat and monotonous, while in several places it is rendered unhealthy by undrained marshes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The library was small, and possessed nothing remarkable; the view, however, from the roof, over the greater part of Lisbon and the Tagus, was very grand and noble. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The commander himself carried as his only weapon his invincible sword, the blade of which had been forged at Toledo, and brought to an exquisite temper in the waters of the Tagus. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z In 1832 he very rightly sent a fleet to the Tagus to stop Miguel's abuse of British subjects, and he declined with equal propriety to prevent France from doing the same on her own behalf. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Sitting in the sun-dappled square where Seixal's old town meets the River Tagus, Umberto Da Silva was clear about who would suffer as became the latest victim of Europe's snowballing sovereign . Portuguese workers unite to resist austerity measures 2010-04-30T17:36:00Z The Tagus and Guadiana flow from east to west through a monotonous country, level or slightly undulating, often almost uninhabited, and covered with a thin growth of shrubs and grass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z By the middle of the eleventh, the victorious banner of the Cid had penetrated to the Tagus. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies On the third day after we parted from the generous Portuguese, we reached the mouth of the Tagus, when the pilot came on board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 A rapid in the Tagus, artificially converted into a weir, renders irrigation easy, and has thus created an oasis in the midst of the barren plateau of New Castile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Alma′da, a town of Portugal, on the Tagus, opposite Lisbon. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The town forcibly reminds one of Toledo, on the banks of the Tagus in Spain, which is equally dead and deserted, and probably of as ancient origin. The Story of Malta I need scarcely say, that it crosses the River Tagus in one noble and most lofty span, and connects the walled city with its dependencies "across the water." An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. But if the teacher explains that Lisbon is on the Tagus, the child cannot see that this is true for himself. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy It overlooks the Jardin de la Isla, a beautiful garden laid out for Philip II. on an island in the Tagus, which forms the scene of Schiller’s famous drama Don Carlos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The idea of the "chute" first came to him, he says, while shooting down the raging Tagus in Spain. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 There were the Olivia, and the Tagus, and the Marion, and perhaps a dozen in all, but only two in any one train. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 It owes much, both of its beauty and its strength, to the clear and abundant current of the Tagus, which more than half surrounds it. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. After an exordium proposing the subject, invoking the Tagus muses and addressing King Sebastian, Vasco da Gama’s ships are shown sailing up the East African coast on their way to India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" S. of Madrid, on the left bank of the river Tagus, at the junction of the main southern railways to Madrid, and at the western terminus of the Aranjuez-Cuenca railway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" I didn't even know where that tramp was bound till she anchored in the Tagus. Where the Pavement Ends I shall therefore request you to accompany me to the ruins of a Moorish palace, on the banks of the Tagus, a mile distant from the town, called the Palacio de Galiana. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. A light breeze at length wafted us into the Tagus, and two hours afterwards we dropped anchor opposite Lisbon. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa It was on the 8th of July when Gama left the Tagus. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The rivers Douro and Tagus were found to be rich in gold-bearing sands. The Boy With the U.S. Miners On the 13th of March the “Ni�a” put out from the Tagus, and two days afterwards, Friday, the 15th of March, she reached Palos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" All this tract of country owes to the waters of the Tagus a richness of vegetation, and a bright freshness nowhere surpassed. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Arabian Civilization Soon Reached Its Limits.—One views with wonder and astonishment the brilliant achievements of the Arabian civilization, extending from the Tagus to the Indus. History of Human Society But now no more in tented fields oppos'd, By Tagus' stream his honour'd age he clos'd; Yet still his dauntless worth, his virtue lived, And all the father in the son survived. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem J. asked L. if it was true, and he said, ‘Oh, yes,’ for that having been compelled to force the Tagus, they were placed in a state of war, and the ships became lawful prizes. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The one I belonged to was bound for Sicily with stores for some of the troops stationed there; the other lot were on their way to the Tagus. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow The Tagus is crossed by two bridges, one at each extremity of the semi-circle described by it round the half of the town. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. From the Tagus to the Dnieper, and from Copenhagen to the Vatican, Europe was crowded with paternal monarchs and earnest ministers, who were willing to do almost everything for the people and nothing by them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 His gifts, the boast of Europe's heart disclose, And sparkling red the wine of Tagus flows. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem At length the day of parting arrived, and the travellers embarked on board the Tagus steamer. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The bridge over the Tagus at Alcantara, which was constructed by Hadrian, is another very fine example. Architecture Classic and Early Christian It is a perpendicular rock, but with an intermediate sloping space between its base and the Tagus. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Four years ago the white scale was present in enormous numbers in orange groves on the left bank of the river Tagus, in Portugal, and threatened to wipe out the orange-growing industry in that country. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer But this generous design was prevented by an order from the king, ere he got out of the Tagus. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Our Chargé, Mr. Clay, under instructions, had required an answer to his demands within twenty days, and an American squadron had meantime arrived in the Tagus to enforce them. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Toledo is built on a series of hills above a river, called Tagus, which winds around the base of the city like a natural moat around a fortress. Getting to know Spain A chain of low mountains crosses the southern portion of the semicircle, in a parallel line with the Tagus. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The Duero and Tagus, unfortunately for Spain, disembogue in Portugal, thus becoming a portion of a foreign dominion exactly where their commercial importance is the greatest. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain Soon as to Tagus' shores the heralds came, Swift through the palace pours the sprightly flame Of high-soul'd chivalry; the monarch glows First on the listed field to dare the foes; But regal state withheld. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Temple of "Diana." 5Suevi at first occupying the whole of Portugal north of the Tagus as well as Galicia and part of Leon. Portuguese Architecture In 1589 the Queen caused sixty of their vessels to be captured on the Tagus, and later even took possession of their hall and wharves in London. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses He commenced by the inquiry, whether I had heard of a young man being drowned four months previously in the Tagus. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The Tajo, Tagus, which the fancy of poets has sanded with gold and embanked with roses, tracks much of its dreary way through rocks and comparative barrenness. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain From the bay Where flows the Tagus to the Indian sea, The sun beholds not, in his annual race, A twelve more sightly, more of manly grace Than tower'd the English knights. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Before long, however, Alfonso turned out his brothers and also extended his borders even to the Tagus by taking Toledo in 1085. Portuguese Architecture Our detachment was lying some distance from Santarem on the Tagus; the actual name of the place is blotted from my memory by lapse of years. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns The fertile plains of Andalusia, and the banks of the Tagus and Guadalquivir, were all of Spain the Moor wanted for the wonderful kingdom which was to be the marvel of the Middle Ages. A Short History of Spain At the summit was a wineshop with mules tethered against the walls, and below the Tagus and the great bridge, and Toledo. Rosinante to the Road Again O'er Tagus' waves the youthful hero pass'd, And bleeding hosts before him shrunk aghast. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Two years later he landed again in the Tagus, with a wonderful story of the difficulties overcome and of the vast wealth which he had seen in the East. Portuguese Architecture There we remained till July, when we were marched northward again across the Tagus, and took up our position at Guinaldo. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns It is said, all the rivers and brooks which the rain forms, produce gold; of these the river Aranyasch is the richest; insomuch, that Historians have compared it to the Tagus and Pactolus. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies We anchored in the Tagus in September;—no thanks to the ship, for she was a leaky one, and wishing foul winds to the skipper, for he was a bad one. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 And now the youthful hero shines in arms, The banks of Tagus echo war's alarms: O'er Ourique's wide campaign his ensigns wave, And the proud Saracen to combat brave. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem He himself permanently extended the borders of his kingdom as far as the Tagus, and even raided the Moslem lands of the south as far as Ourique, beyond Beja. Portuguese Architecture Accordingly, on the 17th of March, our divisions crossed the Tagus at Tancos, whence we advanced to Portalegre, halting there for about two days. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns A few days after his departure the Kingfisher, under Maitland's command, was leaving the Tagus, when she grounded on Lisbon bar and became a total wreck. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 To look at Lisbon from the Tagus, there are few cities in the universe that can promise so much, and none, I hope, that can keep it so badly. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 To him are given the fields where Tagus flows, And the glad king his daughter's hand bestows; The fair Teresa shines his blooming bride, And owns her father's love, and Henry's pride. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem To see such tiles in their greatest quantity and variety one must cross the Tagus and visit the Quinta de Bacalhôa not far from Setubal. Portuguese Architecture He was received with unprecedented honors when, after two years and two months' absence, his ships were again anchored in the Tagus. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In 1807, when Napoleon's troops first appeared in the Tagus, the Portuguese Court had emigrated to Brazil and had been there ever since. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 The river Tagus almost surrounds Toledo, and is not, like the Manzanares, merely a dry ditch, but a full, rapid, rushing river. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Abrantes falls beneath his raging force, And now to Tagus bends his furious course. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Accordingly in March of that year he secretly led his army against Santarem, one of the strongest of the Moorish cities standing high above the Tagus on an isolated hill. Portuguese Architecture It is the fourth day of our voyage, and we are in sight of the high land of the Torres Vedras, at the mouth of the Tagus. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 After remaining for nearly a week on board the Vengeur in the Tagus, he went on to England in a packet-boat. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 Toledo stands there upon the boldest promontory of the Tagus,—a dead and virtually deserted city. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months That chief behold: though proud Castilia's host He leads, his birth shall Tagus ever boast. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem There is but one Judaism the world over, by the Jordan and the Tagus as by the Vistula and the Mississippi. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Toledo stands upon the boldest promontory of the Tagus, a dead and virtually deserted city. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Stratagem of Hannibal.Fording the river.Great battle in the River Tagus.Victory of Hannibal. Hannibal Makers of History But when Spain unceremoniously annexed Portugal in 1580, the first act of Philip, upon becoming master of Lisbon, was to close the Tagus to the Dutch, his one-time subjects, who had revolted eight years before. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Ah, why the voice of ire and bitter woe O'er Tago's banks, ye nymphs of Tagus, show? The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Driven from the shores of the Jordan and the Euphrates, Hebrew poetry found a new home on the Tagus and the Manzanares, where the Jews were blessed with a second golden age. Jewish Literature and Other Essays These lines effectually protected the right bank of the Tagus. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) The Pigmy will return to you with the first English mail that arrives in the Tagus. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II There is a huge stretch of country south of the Tagus as far as Villa Nueva without any railway communication. The Stretton Street Affair While the Lusitanians at the South were thus prevailing over the Roman armies on the bunks of the Tagus, another war broke out in the North among the Celtiberian natives. Ancient States and Empires At last, a considerable number of them succeeded in making their way, in a disabled condition, into the Tagus, in order to seek succor in Lisbon. Richard I Makers of History The military operations of the campaign were of course not yet ended, for Moore had not appeared in the valley of the Tagus, marching, as it was believed he would, toward Madrid. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) English and French Naval demonstration at Lisbon squadrons appeared in the Tagus. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Wellesley had received general instructions to afford "the Spanish and Portuguese nations every possible aid in throwing off the yoke of France," and was empowered to disembark at the mouth of the Tagus. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Hasdrubal fled with the remainder of his army toward the Tagus and the Pyrenees. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History I hurried down stairs, the woman with me, holding by my arm, and made directly to that end of the street which opens to the Tagus. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror His first object, he had been already told, should be to capture the fleet lying in the Tagus and to take the regent prisoner. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) All along the banks of the River Tagus are the big houses of the nobility. Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light Canning accordingly contented himself with despatching a naval squadron to the Tagus to act as a moral support to the king. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Forthwith he crossed the Tagus, and in two years reduced all Spain up to the Ebro, with the exception of the Greek colony of Saguntum. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History LISBON, Portugal.—This interesting city is situated on the Tagus, near the Atlantic Ocean. Shepp's Photographs of the World Cape Finisterre was reached on the 22nd; on the 26th the squadron hove to off the Tagus, and sent letters on shore at Lisbon. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I The fair-skinned Germans with their long hair flowing on their necks, the English and the knights from Gaul, the Iberian from the golden sands of Tagus, all hasten thither from the far North. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Under a separate convention, the Russian fleet, long blockaded in the Tagus, was surrendered to the British admiral, but without its officers or crews. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The presence of Botello was soon known to his friends; and the rumor spread through the city that an Indian fleet had arrived off the mouth of the Tagus. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 But these trams do not run up the very hilly parts of the city; the main lines run along the Tagus east and west of the great Square of the Black Horse. A Tramp's Notebook My Lord, I have the honour to acquaint your lordship of the safe arrival in the Tagus of this ship and the Theseus, with five of the prize-ships lately taken in his Majesty's service. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I By the middle of May, 1588, the Armada was at last ready to sail from the Tagus. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima He remained undaunted, and having established his headquarters on the high ground between the Tagus and the Douro, meditated designs which, slowly matured, bore good fruit in later years. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The head of the Straits of Gibraltar—the headlands of Spain—the southern point of Algarve, successively came in sight; and then the smiling mouth of the golden Tagus greeted their longing eyes. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 What are other rivers—your Seine, and Garonne, and Tagus—compared with him? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 The Santa Maria was wrecked on Christmas Day; the Pinta became separated; Columbus returned in the little Ninã, putting in first at the Tagus, and reaching Palos on March 15, 1493. A History of Sea Power The British Fleet was ordered to the Tagus to support the Queen against her subjects, with the ulterior object of restoring Constitutional Government. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 By despatching six British warships to the Tagus Palmerston succeeded in obtaining a pecuniary indemnity and a public apology on May 2, 1831. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) And when the ship was gliding up the Tagus, and Lisbon with its groves and gardens and sunny towers stood before them, so animating was the spectacle, that affection hoped he might yet recover. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 "Invincible Armada" of one hundred and thirty ships, left the mouth of the Tagus, commanded by Medina Sidonia, and manned by the noblest troops of Spain, he fancied his hour of triumph was at hand. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges She did not make so quick a passage as the Josephine had made, and after a three days' run, dropped anchor in the Tagus; but the consort had not yet arrived. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany These carried them up the Tagus into the heart of the country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 This Palmerston refused to grant, and in July a French squadron under Admiral Roussin forced the passage of the Tagus, and carried off the best ships of the Portuguese navy. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Not a legend of the Tagus or Toledo that I did not know, I reminded myself dreamily. The Car of Destiny Before the time agreed on had arrived, the Spanish Armada had sailed from the Tagus. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The ship was accordingly steered in and brought up opposite Rastello, at the mouth of the river Tagus. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The country did not rise; the English troops were thinned with sickness; want of cannon hindered a siege; and after a fruitless march up the Tagus Norris fell back on the fleet. History of the English People, Volume IV When arrived at this particular spot, they stopped short, one of them exclaiming, 'By heavens! this is the cannon lost by my men on the banks of the Tagus!' Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Therefore it was close upon one o'clock when the noble old town rose in wild majesty before us on its granite, horseshoe hill, girdled by the dark gold bed of the Tagus. The Car of Destiny Three days more and they were at the mouth of the Tagus. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Portugal is now officially at war with Germany, and the dogs of frightfulness are already toasting "der Tagus." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 Lisbon, mirrored in the broad waters of the Tagus, is another such city, and so, in yet more marked degree, is Prague. From a Terrace in Prague We passed some rather interesting land scenery this afternoon, before we came to the mouth of the Tagus; you could see houses, comfortably nestled up the sides of the hills. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Lo, he all the fiercer was poising another weapon high by his ear; while they hesitate, the spear went whizzing through both Tagus' temples, and pierced and stuck fast in the warm brain. The Aeneid of Virgil He tells us of a people living north of the Tagus, who slept on the ground, fed on acorn-bread, and wore black cloaks by day and night. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Don Roderick was seated with his beauteous queen, Exilona, in the royal palace which crowned the rocky summit of Toledo, when the bearer of ill-tidings came galloping over the bridge of the Tagus. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Suicide was not uncommon after a few weeks of discipline, and many were drowned from the transport ships which took them to Vigo or the Tagus mouth. Patsy Two days later the brig dropped her anchor in the Tagus, where three English ships of war were lying. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) These boats carry a lateen sail, sail very fast, and are much used on the waters of the Tagus as fishing-boats and trawlers. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers—indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Like Captain Folger of the Topaz, the captains of the Britain and Tagus wrote eloquent and enthusiastic letters to the Admiralty about their discovery, but the dogs of war were still loose in Europe. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers My idea is, if she escaped from the Roundhead squadron, and not managing to get into the Tagus, that she ran up the Straits to do some privateering on her own account. The Boy who sailed with Blake Sir Sydney Smith writes on the first of December the following letter to the admiralty:— His Majesty's Ship Hibernia, 22 leagues west of the Tagus, Dec. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 The "Occupation of Ancona," the "Entry of the Army into Belgium," the "Attack of the Citadel of Antwerp," the "Fleet forcing the Tagus," show that nothing is forgotten of the Continental doings. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) Still, "under bare poles and in a heavy cross-sea," they scudded on, until they reached the mouth of the Tagus. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole A few days later the Niña arrived safely at the southernmost island of the Azores, and thence continued her voyage to the mouth of the Tagus and Lisbon. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The admiral’s work in the Tagus being accomplished, we prepared for returning home. The Boy who sailed with Blake To gratify his queen, Don Roderick had built for her rural recreation, a palace without the walls of Toledo, on the banks of the Tagus. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 "It will cut the French off from this line of retreat, altogether, and they must either fall back by the line of the Tagus, or through Badajoz and Merida." Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Oranges continuing to mature themselves naturally on the banks of the Tagus, and artificially upon those of the Seine, must continue to require for their production much more labor on the latter than the former. Sophisms of the Protectionists The richest luxury of type, paper, and illustration has not been spared, and edition after edition is scattered in Europe from the Neva to the Tagus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 The winds, and the necessity of chasing every suspicious sail, prevented us from reaching our destination—the month of the Tagus—until the approach of spring. The Boy who sailed with Blake He mounted his fleet steed, sped his way across the bridge, and soon left behind him the verdant valley of the Tagus. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 So you see, nothing could have happened more fortunately for, anywhere between the Tagus and Badajoz, we can turn off from Estremadura into Portugal. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Thus passed a week, one night the Duke of St. James redeeming himself, another falling back to his old position, now pushing on to Madrid, now re-crossing the Tagus. The Young Duke He knew local history and traditions, and he celebrates the gallant sailors who "by their power made the Devonian shore Mock the proud Tagus." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" That the Hector did not reach the Tagus we may be pretty certain, for if she had, my father would have contrived to send a message to the admiral. The Boy who sailed with Blake The mountains shook and echoed with the thunder, trees were uprooted and blown down, and the Tagus raged and roared and flowed above its banks. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 There were no passengers on board the store ship, and they had an uneventful voyage, until she dropped anchor in the Tagus. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The river, stretching wide as an estuary, was thronged with merchandise as the Tagus or the Thames: yachts were flying before the wind and steam-tugs laboured slowly against the stream, dragging behind the heavily-laden lighter. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Beneath the shadow of your fleecy locks, Will Italy increase, and Europe from The mouths of Tagus to the Hellespont, And all the world will taste the sweets of peace. The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi Passing down the coast of Portugal, the admiral sent a frigate up the Tagus, demanding of the King of Portugal a complete fulfilment of the clauses of the late treaty. The Boy who sailed with Blake As this brilliant cavalcade crossed the bridge of the Tagus, all Toledo poured forth to behold it; and nothing was heard throughout the city but praises of the wonderful beauty of the princess of Algiers. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 With starving and exhausted troops his chances are small, indeed, unless he can cross the Tagus. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War After the Garonne he went to Paris, where his steam yacht, the Paul Boyton, which he had ordered before departing for the Tagus, was delivered to him. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Blake pursued, and chased him into the Tagus, where he intended to make an attack upon him. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell After looking into the Tagus, our canvas was spread for England. The Boy who sailed with Blake Spanish Americans, like Castilians on the banks of the Tagus, have a singular antipathy to trees. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America "A sloop-of-war is sailing tomorrow for the Tagus," he said, "and I will give you a letter to her captain; who will, of course, give you a passage." Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War That morning the idea struck me that I must have wandered into some false channel, or some branch from the Tagus, as I could make no headway. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The Maria Pia experienced fine weather round the Cape and, catching the trade winds, made her course northward, and arrived off the mouth of the Tagus without accident or adventure of any kind. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main They all stopped to exchange greetings, and finally wandered over to the open side of the square, where is a fine view of the Tagus, with its varied shipping and busy shores. All Aboard A Story for Girls It answers to the mantilla of the mother country, though it is not worn so gracefully as on the banks of the Tagus. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America As it was, we had just time to cross the Tagus before they were ready to fall upon us. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War This name grew out of an ancient story connected with the Tagus. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World When we discern so rich a vein of sense, Through the smooth flow of purest eloquence; 'Tis like the limpid streams of Tagus roll'd O'er boundless wealth, o'er shining beds of gold. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 Being handled by merchant skippers, no doubt they rode out the gale and reached the Tagus safe and sound. Wandering Heath Through the temples twain 469 Of Tagus whizzed the steel, and warmed within the brain. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor I heard him speak, more than once, of the services you rendered by sending news that Soult and Ney were both in the valley, and so enabling Lord Wellington to get safely across the Tagus. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The fact that the Tagus had been navigated, created a profound sensation throughout Spain and Portugal, and Boyton was kept busy acknowledging telegrams of congratulation. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World He finally ventured to return to his native Tagus, and accomplished the object of his life. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) You will be furnished with a native guide, well acquainted with the passes of the sierras between the Tagus and the Guadiana. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain "Inactivity in the Tagus," he wrote again, "will make cowards of us all." Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Colonel O'Connor will at once march with his force to Plasencia; and will reconnoitre the country between that town and the Tagus to the south, and Bejar to the north. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War A shrewd politician, to distract the people's attention from the proposed law, circulated the report that a man in boots was going to walk on the surface of the Tagus from Santarem to Lisbon. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World There was a special fine white sand on the banks of the Tagus, which was used to sprinkle on the blade when it was red hot, before it was sent on to the forger's. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance The line of the enemy's advance would be either direct from Lisbon through Vicosa, or up the Tagus, which offers them great facilities for carriage, and down through Portalegre and Alvas. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain The Duke then, flying the sacred banner on the San Martin, dropped down the Tagus on the 14th of May, followed by the whole fleet. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 As soon as the Tagus was passed, Crauford's brigade was hurried on to seize the bridge of boats at Almaraz, and prevent the French from crossing there. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War This masonry, he thought, must be the remains of ancient Moorish structures which stood there before the great earthquake had shaken up and changed the surface of the country through which the Tagus flows. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Signals of distress were now made to the flag-ship, and the admiral ordered the Indefatigable to proceed to Lisbon to repair, and the Concorde to accompany us to the mouth of the Tagus. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth Crossing the sierra, the main and shorter road came down upon the Tagus at Almarez. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain The sea was covered with vessels freighted with arms and provisions streaming to the mouth of the Tagus. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 Therefore, it was not until the British were safely across the Tagus that he ascertained the real state of affairs, and put himself in communication with Victor. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War On looking over the country, he selected the Tagus as being the least known and promising more adventure than any of the others. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World With pomp and ceremony this imposing Armada sailed away from the blue waters of the Tagus, and, rounding the sunlit bluff, stood away to the south. South America No doubt, as soon as he heard I had got safely down into the valley of the Tagus, he made off. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain All these he destroyed as he advanced, and at length found himself under the purple hills of Cintra and looking up into the Tagus. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 By this time the force that passed yesterday must be at Plasencia, and by tomorrow may be on the Tagus, and Sir Arthur's position must be one of great danger. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Great flocks of wild black ducks peculiar to the Tagus, were continually rising at my approach. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World He effected a junction with Cuesta at Oropesa, on the 20th of July, and marched along the Tagus towards the position of Victor. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The great rivers, the Duoro, the Tagus and the Guadiana, and the mountain chains separating their valleys, instead of dividing the two kingdoms, run into Portugal from Spain. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters As matters stood it would have been perfectly possible for Drake to have gone into the Tagus, and if he could not have burnt the galleons he could certainly have come away unhurt. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 During that time he heard that the army of Venegas had been completely routed by Victor, that Cuesta had been badly beaten soon after crossing the Tagus, and Albuquerque's cavalry very roughly treated. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Portugal, though nominally an ally, contributed to the common cause nothing but the use of the Tagus by the British Navy. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain This formidable position, extending about twelve leagues between the sea and the Tagus, placed the port of Lisbon and the adjacent territory in the secure possession of the English general. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte As its name implies, you are, as to Lisbon, beyond the Tagus. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters At day-break on the 4th of March they found themselves off the rock of Cintra at the mouth of the Tagus, which you know is the principal river of Portugal. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia It was now the middle of August, and the heat in the valley of the Tagus was overpowering. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War On the 23d of February the fleet sailed again, and on the 28th anchored in the Tagus. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain I was three hours in swimming across the Tagus, which is much more hazardous, being two hours longer than the Hellespont. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals Below, the tawny Tagus swept Past royal gardens, breathing balm; Upon his couch the monarch slept; The world was still; the night was calm. Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses England must be subdued, and Philip, determining on an invasion, collected a powerful army at Bruges, in Flanders, and an immense fleet in the Tagus, in Spain. England in America, 1580-1652 The Allied Army moves to Arzobispo, and will cross the Tagus there. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Oranges continuing to mature themselves naturally on the banks of the Tagus, and artificially upon those of the Hudson, must continue to require for their production much more labor on the latter than the former. What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader A hurried march of about eighty miles brought the troops to the banks of the Tagus. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power I have sent the fan mounts for Lady Nelson and her, by Sir James Saumarez; who, after seeing the French prizes safe moored in the Tagus, conveys the Duke d'Hervie. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters Tagus River on the Iberian Peninsula flowing westward through central Portugal into the Atlantic. The Life of Columbus Galicia must certainly have been evacuated by the French, for we know that Ney's corps were down in the Tagus valley; and I should think that they cannot have any great force in the Asturias. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The military triumphs which your valour has achieved upon the banks of the Douro and the Tagus, of the Ebro and the Garonne, have called forth the spontaneous shouts of admiring nations. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century Of all the population huddled there to escape from death in the falling streets, not a corpse ever rose to the surface of Tagus. Lady Good-for-Nothing The mountains at the mouth of the Tagus, the tower and church of Belem, and the noble river itself looked even more beautiful in the sunset than my recollection led me to expect. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Fortunately, however, his seamanship was equal to the emergency, and on the afternoon of the fourth of March he came to anchor in the Tagus. The Life of Columbus So he at once seized the only plan of escape offered to him, marching with all speed to Arzobispo, and crossing the Tagus by the bridge there, Cuesta's army following him. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War They extended from the sea to the Tagus, at a point where the width of that river is such as to afford an adequate protection. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century She could not remember when it first started: the morning had been still, the Tagus—she recalled it—unruffled. Lady Good-for-Nothing He was lying in the Tagus, when he was put to great anxiety and alarm by the following incident and its consequences. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft The Water-works here are a great Curiosity; to which the River Tagus running along close by, does mightily contribute. Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton We had the altitude of the meridian sun close to it, which gave us 25° 4' S. latitude, and 130° 25' W. longitude, by the chronometers of the Briton and Tagus. The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences Will not our reception in the Tagus, and friendly occupation of it, be as important to England now, as it has been heretofore? Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century Aloft the sky spread its blue bland and transparent; far below her Tagus mirrored it in a lake of blue. Lady Good-for-Nothing River, for this thou shalt be famed, Like Tagus with its golden show, And more for Preciosa prized Than Ganges with its lavish flow. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes British fleet was at hand in the Tagus strong enough to thwart the designs of the Russian squadron there present to prevent his departure. The Life of Napoleon I (Complete) I have travelled through Europe, and I think that neither the valley of the Rhine nor the Tagus can produce such grapes as ours. Christopher Carson Proceeding onward, we pass the Convent of St. Geronymo, a splendid pile of Moorish architecture, "the picturesque appearance of the scene being heightened by groups of boats peculiar in their construction to the Tagus." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 As she drove up the slope of Buenos Ayres—the favourite English suburb, where his villa stood overlooking Tagus—a deep disgust possessed her. Lady Good-for-Nothing We were bound for the Tagus with a cargo of salted fish which I had bought at Bergen from the Lofoden smacks—fish for the Roman Catholics to eat in Lent. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts And though tempered not in Tagus or Guadalquiver, it yet revealed upon its surface that wavy grain and watery fleckiness peculiar to tried blades of Spain. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I One of the principal quays, to which it was said that many people had crowded for safety, was plunged under the Tagus, and totally disappeared. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 The situation is grand, on the north bank of the river Tagus, in lat. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 The day before he left the Tagus, information was received that the enemy's fleets had both left the Mediterranean. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 The sea and the Tagus not only protected both flanks, but secured the safety of his only possible line of retreat, which was upon the fleet. The Art of War But far different from steel of Tagus or Damascus, it was inflexible as Crocket's rifle tube; no doubt, as deadly. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Crowds fled to the water; but the Tagus, agitated like the land, suddenly rose to an extraordinary height, burst upon the land, and swept away all within its reach. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Alcantara is situated at the mouth of a narrow valley opening upon the Tagus. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 To prevent the junction of the Spanish and French fleets, the Tagus was the station fixed upon by Lord St Vincent. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 A French army attacking Cadiz might find a tomb on the Guadalquivir, although well based upon the Pyrenees and possessing intermediate bases upon the Ebro and the Tagus. The Art of War A similar noise heard in the Tagus is attributed by the Lisbon fishermen to the "Corvina"—but what fish is meant by that name, I am unable to tell. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon He sent her stems of living gold From the rich plains of western lands, And purple-gushing grapes from vines Born of the amorous sun that shines Where Tagus rolls its golden sands, Or Guadaleté old. Poems They were forced to run into Tagus for shelter. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters The result of the French successes and the Austrian misfortunes, was an order for the fleet to leave the Mediterranean, and take up its station at the Tagus. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 I came very near making a really deep investigation as to whether there is actually gold in the bed of the Tagus, and whether the Romans were right in calling it the golden river. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Shinar, the vast alluvial plain extending along the Tagus and Euphrates, forming the country of Chaldea and Babylonia. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The prison, says Mr. Young, stands on the highest ground in St. George's Castle, and is the first building on the south side toward the Tagus. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 400, November 21, 1829 Well, when we got free of the camp and over the Tagus, I threw out my advance and my flankers, keeping my own place at the head of the main body. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard The inscription of the stupendous bridge of Alcantara attests that it was thrown over the Tagus by the contribution of a few Lusitanian communities. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 They took the lower part of the town of Corunna; sailed to the Tagus, and captured a fleet of ships laden with wheat and warlike stores for a new Armada. Men of Invention and Industry The capital is Lisbon, on the Tagus, one of the finest towns in the world. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Revd. and dear Sir,—I write these lines from Villa Seca, a village situated on the bank of the Tagus about nine leagues from Madrid. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Whate'er Iberian mines or Tagus bring to day, Or Arimaspians from golden sands May gather, had they seized; still had they thought Their guilt too cheaply sold. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars The hills of Portugal were all blue and yellow like the Kalahari, and before we made the Tagus I was beginning to forget I had ever left Rhodesia. Greenmantle How glad we shall be to see the green banks of the Tagus, and leave this unlucky ship for ever! The Captain of the Polestar ALCANTARA, a town of western Spain, in the province of Caceres, situated on a rocky height on the left bank of the river Tagus, 7 m. from the Portuguese frontier. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Evora lies about sixty miles from the farther bank of the Tagus, which is at Lisbon three leagues broad; and to Evora I determined on going with a small cargo of Testaments and Bibles. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society They had dropped anchor in the mouth of the Tagus, and instead of cleaving new waves perpetually, the same waves kept returning and washing against the sides of the ship. The Voyage Out As we were dropping down the Tagus we passed the old Henry the Navigator. Greenmantle The Dutch, also, performed some ceremony in passing the rocks, then called Barlingots, which lie off the mouth of the Tagus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 As it commands the highway down the Tagus valley to Lisbon, it has usually been regarded as an important military position. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Sabocha’s connection with the gang at last became known, and he fled with the greatest part of his associates across the Tagus, to the northern provinces. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Late in September he was detached to accompany the Earl of Rosslyn on an expedition to the Tagus, to join the Earl of St. Vincent; an invasion of Portugal by France being regarded as imminent. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 It was in the beginning of December, 1811, that the Scudamores again sailed up the Tagus to Lisbon, after an absence of just six months. The Young Buglers It is like the few particles of gold which are found on the shores of the Tagus, among masses of sand. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Columbus was driven by stress of weather to anchor in the Tagus. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader In Portugal, between the Tagus and the sea he fortified the position called Torres Vedras, which could be defended against superior forces. Outline of Universal History Of the beauty of the Tagus, and its golden sands, and the wolves which Mrs. Hoare had the satisfaction of seeing hunted, I must speak when I see you. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Taking up a strong position, guarding the bridges of the Tagus, the British army remained quiet until the end of August. The Young Buglers The Tagus has a fine embankment; but the land side is occupied by mean warehouses. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The English fleet then sailed for Cape St. Vincent, picking up on their way large convoys of store-ships all bound for the Tagus, where the Armada was collecting. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 There was to be no persecution of persons who had been the adherents of France during the occupation; the only serious difference that arose was as to the Russian fleet in the Tagus. With Moore at Corunna The boys were delighted with the appearance of the Tagus, covered as it now was with a fleet of transports and merchantmen. The Young Buglers Next morning broke upon a lovely view: no wonder that the Tagus is the pride of Portuguese bards. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I That the—corps, under Marshal Victor, had commenced a forward movement towards Alcantara, I immediately ordered a flank movement of the light infantry regiment to cover the bridge over the Tagus. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Soon after this, Marmont retired on the valley of the Tagus. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 Lisbon and the Tagus are completely in the hands of the French. With Moore at Corunna If you are disposed to change services I will write directly we reach the Tagus to obtain your discharge, and will give you midshipmen's berths on board this ship. The Young Buglers The French army, scattered from the Oder to the Tagus, from the mountains of Bohemia to the Sierra Morena, would not be able to withstand so many people eager to break their yoke. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise "Then we shall probably be in the Tagus River before morning?" Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 With the morning dawn the caravels dropped down the Tagus and put to sea. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies On May 3d the Armada sailed from the mouth of the Tagus, but a great gale dispersed the ships, and obliged them to put back into port to repair. Ten Great Events in History And when they came to a ford of the Tagus, behold the river was swoln, and the best horsemen feared to try the passage. Chronicle of the Cid January, 1809, the German troops under Victor again advanced upon the Tagus, and, after a desperate conflict, took the celebrated bridge of Almaraz by storm. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 My way, which led along the banks of the Tagus, was almost as light as in daytime, and crowded with walking parties, who sauntered carelessly along in the enjoyment of the cool, refreshing night-air. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 At length they arrived in the Tagus, and anchored before the famous city of Lisbon. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Alonzo rewarded generously the heroes who fought under him, and to Prince Henry of Hungaria he gave the fields through which the Tagus flows and the hand of his daughter. National Epics The King sent great store of food to the banks of the Tagus, where the place of meeting was appointed. Chronicle of the Cid With their heroic blood have they dyed the distant shores of barbarous Haiti, the waters of the Ister and Tagus, etc. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 The storm-tossed wanderers, but now returned to their native Jordan from the shores of the blood-stained Tagus and Guadalquivir, were mightily moved at the sight of their ancestral home. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history The borders of the Tagus were so cool and fresh that it was hard to believe one was in the arid land of Castile. Castilian Days Paris stands upon the River Seine, Rome upon the River Tiber, New Orleans on the Mississippi, Toledo upon the River Tagus, and so forth. First and Last On the 20th of June the fleet sailed up the Tagus. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain Exmouth granted a delay of three months accordingly, and himself lent a frigate, the Tagus, to convey the Dey's envoy to Constantinople. Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir Already Sir Arthur Wellesley, become Lord Wellington, was preparing not far from Lisbon, between the Tagus and the sea, that invulnerable position which history has designated "the lines of Torres Vedras." World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The rapid Tagus girdling the city like a horseshoe left only the declivity to the west to be defended, and the ruins of King Wamba's wall show with what jealous care that work was done. Castilian Days He will think of the Tagus and the Tiber and the Seine and the Mississippi--and they will all be the river near his home. First and Last Some of the officers were but little older than Jack, and by the time the ship dropped anchor in the Tagus he was quite at home with them. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain The principal rivers of Turkey are, the Danube and the Don; of Spain, the Guidalquiver; of Portugal, the Tagus, on which the chief town, Lisbon, is built; and of Saxony, the Iser. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age The English were to be speedily dislodged from their famous lines; and, if it was necessary still to blockade them for some time, the Tagus once crossed, the troops would no longer want for resources. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France Below, the vigorous current of the Tagus brawled over its rocky bed, and the distant valley showed in its deep rich green what vitality there was in those waters if they were only used. Castilian Days But let him see the Tagus at Toledo, and what he finds is brown rolling mud, pouring solid after the rains, or sluggish and hardly a river after long drought. First and Last As for comfort, he expected little, and found less; but to this he was indifferent so long as he could swim in the Tagus, and ride on a mule, and procure eggs and wine. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam Roams no young swine-herd Cortés hid by the Tagus' wild shore? Poems He had successively seized Punhete and Leyria, constantly occupied in preparing for that passage of the Tagus which Napoleon was recommending to him without fathoming the enormous difficulties of the task. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France But from the time you cross the tawny flood of the Tagus just north of Aranjuez, the valley is gladdened by its waters all the way to the Primate City. Castilian Days Such a landscape does a man see from the Western edges of the Guadarrama, looking eastward and south toward the very distant hills that guard Toledo and the Gulf of the Tagus. First and Last He was pursued by Blake to the coast of Portugal, where he was received into the Tagus, and treated with great distinction by the Portuguese. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons While things were at a deadlock on the Avenida, critical events were happening on the Tagus. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) Upon the arrival of General Foy, in presence of the insufficiency of the disposable forces, the question lay between a retreat upon Mondego and an attempt at the passage of the Tagus. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France It is a city of Castile, but not a Castilian city, like Toledo, which girds its graceful waist with the golden Tagus, or like Segovia, fastened to its rock in hopeless shipwreck. Castilian Days The conquest of Toledo was far from satisfying the ambition of Alfonso: he rapidly seized on the fortresses of Madrid, Maqueda, Guadalaxara, and established his dominion on both banks of the Tagus. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) On the 2nd of July, the packet, by which he was bound, sailed for Lisbon and arrived there about the middle of the month, when the English fleet was anchored in the Tagus. Byron The moon was rising over the lower lands across the Tagus, behind the gate which gives its name to this café. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories Marshal Jourdan had foreseen the attack of the English on the Tagus, and was anxious about the position of Marshal Victor, isolated in Andalusia. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The roads were rendered nearly impassable; the bridges swept away, the small streams swollen to the size of the Tagus, and the level country buried under a deluge of water. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 After a most tempestuous voyage, he was compelled to take shelter in the Tagus, sorely against his inclination. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 The English fleet then sailed for Cape St. Vincent, picking up on their way large convoys of store ships all bound for the Tagus, where the Armada was collecting. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) By the close of the eleventh, they had advanced their line of conquest, under the victorious banner of the Cid, to the Tagus. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 From seven to eight thousand persons, with all their portable property, thus obstructed the mouth of the Tagus, protected by the English fleet; on the 28th a favorable wind permitted them to sail. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The power established by Jason of Pherae, who raised himself to a sort of royal authority under the title of Tagus, had devolved upon Lycophron. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes Again chance brought him to an unfriendly coast, and gave him no choice but to run into the mouth of the Portuguese river Tagus for shelter. Christopher Columbus The whole army was here disembarked, to operate against Lisbon by land, while the fleet proceeded to the mouth of the Tagus. England under the Tudors It is sufficient to say that after some further delays from wind and tide, the travellers sailed up the Tagus. Fielding He was received, when he entered the Tagus, with great ceremony. History of King Charles the Second of England And the King gave his order, to send much victual there, To the waters of the Tagus where the parley they prepare. The Lay of the Cid The anchorage was in Tagus Sound, a deep, quiet bay, less peaceful once, for its steep sides are formed by the walls of an old crater. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The park is well stored with English oaks and elms, and deer; and the Tagus makes it an island. Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe, Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid. The city of Toledo is, as many know, almost surrounded by the rapid Tagus, and entrance to its narrow confine is only to be gained by two gates. In Kedar's Tents Soult was at Oporto in the north, and Victor far up the Tagus Valley, between him and Madrid. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century The Tagus is a fine river, certainly, but, to my mind, the much vaunted panorama of Lisbon does not merit its reputation. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville The Tagus would again require an extensive exploration. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence It had, however, sustained its heaviest loss before it left the Tagus, in the death of the veteran admiral Santa Cruz, who had been destined to guide it against England. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo The Tagus, emerging here from rocky fastness, flowed noiselessly away to the west - a gleaming ribbon laid across the breast of the night. In Kedar's Tents Talavera town, on the river Tagus, is at the extreme right of the foreground; a mountain range on the extreme left. The Dynasts His first objective was Villa Seca, a village situated on the banks of the Tagus about nine leagues from Madrid. The Life of George Borrow Babylonian Euphrates and Ganges, Tagus with golden sands, and Caijster where the swans resort. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable As early as the spring of 1587, Elizabeth sent Sir Francis Drake to cruise off the Tagus. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo At last the sun went down behind a distant line of hill - the watershed of the Tagus - and immediately the air was cool. In Kedar's Tents Why has he dallied by the Tagus bank And shunned the obvious course? The Dynasts I might ha' sailed these ships into the mouth of Tagus. The Sea-Hawk Near Tagus or Banks' Cove, I examined one of these great streams of lava, which is remarkable from the evidence of its former high degree of fluidity, especially when its composition is considered. Volcanic Islands It was a delicious spot, cool and fragrant, secluded without being enclosed, since through the broad archway it commanded a view of the Tagus and the hills of Alemtejo. The Snare Lord is in the navy, and is now on duty in the fleet at the Tagus. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 They scarce can close up every southward gap Between the Tagus and the Atlantic Sea. The Dynasts If necessary, a maritime force could easily be sent from hence to the mouth of the Elbe or of the Tagus. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Machiavelli looked with parental rapture on the success of his plan, and began to hope that the arms of Italy might once more be formidable to the barbarians of the Tagus and the Rhine. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 She looked out over the shimmering moonlit waters of the Tagus and the shadowy, ghostly ships of the British fleet that rode at anchor there, and her eyes were wistful. The Snare Garrison defended itself well; but could not be relieved;—had to surrender, August 25th: whereby it seems the Tagus is now theirs! History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 He was Tagus, or Generalissimo, of all Thessaly; and Macedonia was partially dependent on him. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Who can forget the Bosphorus, the brightest and fairest scene in all the world; or the towering lines of Gibraltar; or the great piles of Mafra, as we rode into the Tagus? From Cornhill to Grand Cairo We were beaten into the Tagus, the Pinta on to Bayonne. 1492 I judge they will run from the sea, somewhere near the mouth of the Zizandre, in a semicircle to the Tagus, somewhere to the south of Santarem. The Snare I looked at the golden haze below, where the last rays of the sinking sun shone upon the blue waters of the winding Tagus and gleamed upon the white sails of the English transports. The Adventures of Gerard Ye whose words Have come to light from the swift river of Time, Like Roman swords found in the Tagus' bed, Where is the strength to wield the arms ye bore? The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Just as the Frenchman neared us, the "Tagus" shot out like an arrow, and the discomfited Frenchman went behind. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo Tagus and Pactolus Are to thee debtor, Nor for their gold to us Are they the better: Henceforth of all the rest Be thou the River Which, as the daintiest, Puts them down ever. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse The Telemachus came to her moorings in the Tagus, at which for the present we may leave her, on the morning of the day that was to close with Count Redondo's semi-official ball. The Snare Fifty miles to the south of us, on the other side of the Tagus, is the army of General Clausel. The Adventures of Gerard All day Massena was in his usual gloom, and he spent much of his time staring with his telescope at the English lines and at the shipping in the Tagus. The Adventures of Gerard We had not been half-an-hour from our anchorage in the Tagus, when his Lordship dived down into the episcopal berth. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo |
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